2024 Michigan elections: campaign, polls, dates, voter information [Video]

Last updated: Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 5:40 p.m. This post will be continuously updated with political and campaign news through the Nov. 5 general election.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will return to Michigan on Friday for a speech in Macomb County, the campaign announced. 

A press release from the campaign indicated Walz’s campaign event will be focused on the economy and manufacturing – big issues in Macomb, which is home to several auto plants.

Walz has previously visited Grand Rapids, East Lansing and Ann Arbor.

Presidential campaign visits are picking up tempo with absentee voting already underway in Michigan. Vance visited Detroit Tuesday, while former President Donald Trump visited Saginaw last Thursday and is scheduled to address the Detroit Economic Club this Thursday. Walz’s running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris, visited Flint last Friday for a rally.

In a visit to Auburn Hills last week, Vance quipped that Michiganders would see him or Trump “probably every …